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PUBLIC LAW 85-785-AUG. 27, 1958

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Public Law 85-785 Aiigust 27, 1958 [H. R. 7570]

Social Security. T a x - e x e m p t organizations. 68 Stat. 1098. 26 USC app. 1426 note. 70 Stat. 807. 42 USC 301 note.

AN ACT To amend section 403 of the Social Security Amendments of 1954 to provide social security coverage for certain employees of tax-exempt organizations which erroneously but in good faith failed to file the required waiver certificate in time to provide such coverage. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 403(a) (1) of the Social Security Amendments of 1954 is amended by striking out "has failed to file prior to the enactment of the Social Security Amendments of 1956" and inserting in lieu thereof "did not have in effect, during the entire period in which the individual was so employed,". SEC. 2. Section 403(a)(3) of the Social Security Amendments of 1954 is amended by inserting "performed during the period in which such organization did not have a valid waiver certificate in effect" after "service". SEC. 3. Section 403(a)(5) of the Social Security Amendments of 1954 is amended by inserting "without knowledge that a waiver certificate was necessary or" after "in good faith and". Approved August 27, 1958. Public Law 85-786

August 27, 1958 [H. R. 8599]

So Act, 49 42

c i a l Security amendment. Stat. 625. u s e 409.

42 USC 418.

AN ACT To amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to provide that the exception from "wages" made by section 209(i) of such Act shall not be applicable to payments to employees of a State or a political subdivision thereof for periods of absence from work on account of sickness. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (i) of section 209 of the Social Security Act is amended by inserting immediately before the semicolon a period and the following: "As used in this subsection, the term 'sick pay* includes remuneration for service in the employ of a State, a political subdivision (as defined in section 218(b)(2)) of a State, or an instrumentality of two or more States, paid to an employee thereof for a period during which he was absent from work because of sickness." SEC. 2. The amendment made by section 1 shall be applicable to remuneration paid after the enactment of this Act, except that, in the case of any coverage group which is included under the agreement of M State under section 218 of the Social Security Act, the amendment made by section 1 shall also be applicable to remuneration for any member of such coverage group with respect to services performed after the effective date, specified in such agreement, for such coverage group, if such State has paid or agrees, prior to January 1, 1959, to pay, prior to such date, the amounts which under section 218(e) would have been payable with respect to remuneration of all members of such coverage group had the amendment made by section 1 been in effect on and after January 1, 1951. Failure by a State to make such payments prior to January 1, 1959, shallbe treated the same as failure to make payments when due under section 218(e). Approved August 27, 1958.

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